Two people were murdered and another seriously injured in a shooting at the Oneida Casino in Wisconsin. As the pictures show, the attack occurred in another gun-free zone. If you look carefully, the picture on the sign above says "Weapons are Prohibited on this...
February 1, 2021 CPRC's Nikki Goeser, author of “Stalked and Defenseless: How Gun Control Helped My Stalker Murder My Husband in Front of Me” speaks with a panel of Legislators and IFC about the tragedy she experienced as her husband, Ben, was gunned down in front of...
With Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signing HB 102 into law on Thursday, February 18th, 2021, 2021, Montana now allows to open carry, carry concealed without a permit, or carry concealed with a CWP, in a bank, a restaurant with a liquor license, or a bar. Thirty-four...
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed in the Missoulian and Montana Standard newspapers. Montana looks set to become the 24th state that allows citizens to carry guns in the state Capitol. The bill passed the House and is now before the Senate, eliminates more gun-free zones...
Dr. John Lott has returned to the CPRC and he had this piece today at Newsweek. After the riot at the U.S. Capitol, gun control organizations warn that armed rioters at state capitols across the country on Inauguration Day pose a threat to our democracy. They claim...
CPRC has found that 23 State Capitols officially allow visitors, legislators, employees, or all of the above to carry guns legally. The New Hampshire state House is the most recent place to allow carrying permitted concealed handguns into legislative buildings. By a...
With a Republican governor for the first time in 16 years, Montana looks set to finally eliminate gun-free zones. This follows the adoption of initiative LR-130 in November that prevents local governments from creating gun-free zones for people with concealed handgun...
UPDATE: It appears as if Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) was able to keep the Democrats from changing the rules on letting members of Congress carry guns on Capitol grounds. Note also that in the video above, Boebert is pretty clearly using information that we put together...
CPRC Executive Director Nikki Goeser is featured in this article from the Daily Torch. December 3, 2020 Nikki and Ben had been married for one year, four months, and two days when he was shot in front of her. Now, she is a fierce gun rights advocate with an important...
The Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) was introduced in Congress in 1990 by then Senator Joe Biden (D-DE). By contrast, President Trump has continually spoken out on the dangers of gun-free zones. Our research on school shootings from 2000 through 2018 shows that...
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, five people were murdered by an employee at the Molson Coors Beverage Company. Below is a picture of one of their facilities. The murderer was also killed at the scene. Our research showing that 94% of mass public...
Lieutenant General G. W. Smith, deputy commandant for plans, policies and operations for the Marines, has now made it possible for some Marines to carry guns on US military bases. It is a movement towards Trump's campaign promise: “[I will] get rid of gun-free zones...